Steenwijkerland ( Dutch: [steːɱˌʋɛikərˈlɑnt] ; Dutch Low Saxon : Stienwiekerlaand or Steenwiekerlaand ) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel , in the eastern Netherlands . Prior to a name change in 2003, it was known as Steenwijk .
5-561: The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the province. This area is called "the Head of Overijssel" (in Dutch: de Kop van Overijssel ). It borders the province Friesland . The seat of the municipality, Steenwijk , with a population of about 17,100, is situated on the A32 motorway ( Zwolle – Meppel – Leeuwarden ) and has a railway station on the line connecting those same cities. Steenwijk
10-408: Is nearly surrounded by three provincial borders: in the west that of Flevoland ( Noordoostpolder region), in the north that of Friesland ( Stellingwerven region) and in the east that of Drenthe (the municipalities of Westerveld and Meppel ). In the south it borders on Salland , another region of Overijssel . In the is a marsh of about 60 km , Nationaal Park Weerribben-Wieden . It
15-428: Is the economic and administrative centre of the region. Many smaller trading and industrial enterprises are housed here, as well as a hospital and some secondary schools. Vollenhove has a shipyard, where very exclusive yachts are built. All over the area, partially being below sea level , the soil is somewhat swampy. Many Steenwijkerland farmers only raise cattle. The soil is too wet to grow corn or wheat. However,
20-506: The Land van Vollenhove . In past times it comprised a wider area, the municipalities of Kampen , Zwartewaterland and Staphorst also belonging to it. The Kop van Overijssel has about 43,000 inhabitants and an area of about 322 km , of which a tenth is water. The 'capital' is Steenwijk . Other noteworthy places are Blokzijl , Giethoorn (a ' Venice of the North ') and Vollenhove . The region
25-465: The wetlands also have an advantage: many nature- or water sports-loving tourists come to the municipality. The larger places are printed in bold type . Kop van Overijssel The Kop van Overijssel ( English : Head of Overijssel ) is a region in the very northwestern part of the Dutch province of Overijssel . It consists of the municipality of Steenwijkerland and matches the historical region of
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